A bird strike at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday evening caused enough damage to a Boeing 737-800 en route from Houston to Boston to make the plane return to the runway.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Flight 1634 from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Logan International Airport in Boston turned around just after takeoff after birds collided with the aircraft.

There were no human injuries reported in the incident. 148 passengers were on the flight along with six crew members.

"The flight landed safely after our pilots reported a bird strike. We re-accommodated customers on another aircraft which arrived in Boston at 9:37 p.m. last night," a United Airlines representative said in a statement on Friday.

In August 2012 the same thing happened to a United flight also bound for Boston. The birds must not care for Boston.

Because huge airplanes can be brought down by tiny creatures, airports try to keep birds off the tarmac and runways.

The Houston Airport System, which also includes William P. Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport, has a bird-mitigation program. Bird-mitigation efforts last took place during the weekend of July 12 at IAH.